Global Patent Index - EP 3487295 B1

EP 3487295 B1 20201104 - PERFUSION LOOP ASSEMBLY FOR AN EX-VIVO LIVER PERFUSION

Title (en)

PERFUSION LOOP ASSEMBLY FOR AN EX-VIVO LIVER PERFUSION

Title (de)

PERFUSIONSKREISLAUFANORDNUNG FÜR EINE EX-VIVO-LEBERPERFUSION

Title (fr)

ENSEMBLE BOUCLE DE PERFUSION POUR UNE PERFUSION HÉPATIQUE EX VIVO

Publication

EP 3487295 B1 20201104 (EN)

Application

EP 17751276 A 20170721

Priority

  • EP 16180837 A 20160722
  • EP 2017068506 W 20170721

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2018015548A2] - at least one pump (101), in particular only one pump (101) for providing a fluid flow of a perfusion fluid through a first branch line (110) and a second branch line (120); - the first branch line (110) being configured to provide a first portion of the perfusion fluid to the hepatic artery (111) (arteria hepatica propria or arteria hepatica communis) of the liver (13); the first branch line (110) being coupled with at least one first gas exchanger (112), in particular only one first gas exchanger (112), - the second branch line (120) being configured to provide a second portion of the perfusion fluid to the portal vein (121) (vena portae hepatis) of the liver; the second branch line (120) further comprising at least one first valve (122) for controlling the flow of the perfusion fluid into the portal vein (121) of the liver (13), - a liver chamber assembly (130) configured to hold the liver (13) ex vivo, - a liver outlet line (140) attached to the vena cava (142) (vena cava inferior) of the ex vivo liver (13), - at least one reservoir (150) connected to the liver outlet line (140) and upstream from the at least one pump (101).

IPC 8 full level

A01N 1/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A01N 1/0247 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (opposition)

Opponent : Herrn Dr. Berndt Mayer

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2018015548 A2 20180125; WO 2018015548 A3 20180301; CA 3031429 A1 20180125; CN 109688811 A 20190426; CN 109688811 B 20220603; EP 3487295 A2 20190529; EP 3487295 B1 20201104; ES 2842435 T3 20210714; JP 2019525776 A 20190912; US 11785938 B2 20231017; US 2020253194 A1 20200813

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2017068506 W 20170721; CA 3031429 A 20170721; CN 201780045177 A 20170721; EP 17751276 A 20170721; ES 17751276 T 20170721; JP 2019524519 A 20170721; US 201716319608 A 20170721